Sociology Main Exam Paper Two

Civil Service Sociology Main Exam Paper Two Syllabus 
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 Indian Society:Structure and Change
A Introducting Indian Society
 (i) Perspectives on the study of Indian Society
(a) Indology (G.S.Ghurye).
 (b) Structural functionalism(M.N.Srinivas)
(c) Marxist Sociology(A.R.Desai)
 (ii) Impact of colonial rule on Indian society
 (a) Social background of Indian nationalism
 (b) Modernization of Indian tradition
(c) Protests and movements during the colonial period
(d) Social reforms
B Social Structive
(i) Rural and Agrarian Social Structure
(a) The idea of Indian village and village studies
(b) Agrarian social structure-evolution of land tenure system,land reforms
(iii) Caste System:
 (a) Perspective on the study of caste systems:G.S. Ghurye,M.N Srinivas,Louis Dumont,Andre Beteille
(b) Features of caste system
 (c) Untouchability –forms and perspectives.
 (iii) Tribal communities in India:
 (a) Definitional problems
(b) Geographical spread
 (c) Colonial policies and tribes.
 (d) Issues of Integration and autonomy
 (iv) Social Classes in Indaa:
 (a) Agrarian class structure
 (b) Industrial class structure
 (c) Middle classes in India
 (v) Systems of Kinship in India:
 (a) Lineage and descent in India
 (b) Types of kinship systems
 (c) Family and marriage in India
 (d) Household dimensions of the family
 (e) Patriarchy,entitlements and sexual division of labour
(vi)Religion and Society
(a) Religious communities in India
(b) Problems of religious minorities.
C Social Changes in India:
(i) Visions of social Change in India
 (a) Idea of Development Palnning and mixed economy
(b) Constitution ,law and social change
(c) Education and social change
 (ii) Rural and Agrarian transformation in India:
(a) Programmes of rural development,Community Development Progrqmme,Cooperatives,poverty alleviation schemes.
 (b) Green revolution and social change
 (c) changing modes of production in Indian agricuolture
 (d) Problems of rural labour ,bondage,migration
 (iii) Industrialisation and Urbanisation in Inda:
 (a) Evolution of modern industry in Inda
 (b) Growth of urban settlements in Inda
 (c) Working class: structure,growth,class mobilization
(d) Informal sector,child labour
(e) Slums and deprivation in urban areas.
(iv) Politics and Society
(a) Nation, democracy and citizenship|
(b) Political parties,pressure groups,social and political elite.
 (c) Regionalism and decentralization of power
(d) Secularisation
(v) Social Movements in modern India
 (a) Peasants and farmers movement
(b) Women’s movement
(c) Backward classes & Dalit movement
 (d) Environmentl movements.
 (e) Ethnicity and Identity movements
(vi) Population Dynamics:
 (a) Population size ,growth,composition and distribution
(b) Components of population growth:birth,death ,migration
(c) Population policy and family planning
 (d) Emerging issues:ageing,sex retios,child and infant mortality,reproduce tive health
(vii) Challenges of social Transformation
(a) Crisis of development:displacement,environmental problems and sustainability
(b) Poverty,deprivation and inequalities
(c) Vioklence against women.
(d) Caste conflicts
 (e) Ethnic condlicts,communalilsm,religious revivalism
(f) 1lliteracy and disparities in education